CrossWorks Carpentry.."Where Every Nail Has a Purpose"

This project is slated to be strictly a structural remodeling venture for us. Although the work scheduled for this home is extensive, our goal is to reinforce the floors prior to removing all the 1st floor interior walls, to allow for the new floor plan which has eliminated all bearing walls. So how does one go about supporting an entire second floor and eliminate bearing walls at the same time? The following pictures will explain the outcome. We also reframed the interior of an existing unfinished addition soon to be the family room.

Reframed unfinished family room

North wall

View of family room going into kitchen

Kitchen prior to demolition

Kitchen #2

Kitchen  #3 looking  into Dining Room

Dining Room.....victim of the crowbar!!

Dining Room #2..there was a cabinet here

View from stairwell into Living Room

Living Room soon to be "no more"

View of front entry from Living Room                    New replacement windows were added

Now that the beams are in place to support the second floor, the home is structurally sound and ready for the electrical and plumbing contractors to start their work.